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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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March 8, 2017
Cybersecurity
Wikileaks and the CIA: What’s in Vault7?
On Tuesday, Wikileaks released a huge cache of documents it said were descriptions of CIA cyber tools used to break into smartphones, computers and internet-connected TVs. Wikileaks says the document…
April 4, 2018
Iran
Why Iran Won't Rush to a Bomb if Trump Pulls Out of the Nuclear Deal
With John Bolton’s appointment as national security adviser, the odds have significantly risen that President Trump will abandon his predecessor’s nuclear deal with Iran. But there’s no need for hyst…
May 23, 2019
United States
Trump's Next Fed Nominee Wants a Gold Standard. It's an Idea Past Its Time.
In January 1986, Ronald Reagan marched into a meeting of his economic advisory board and let off steam about inflation. “I used to pay $50 for a suit,” he fumed. “Now $50 will hardly get it cleaned.”…
October 29, 2021
Foreign Aid
Reorganizing U.S. Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights
The U.S. government spends billions to promote democracy. It could get more for its money through better internal coordination, and by relying more on NGOs and its own expertise when implementing pro…
June 10, 2022
Syria
Bringing Justice Home: Dispatches from the ISIS ‘Beatles’ Trial
ISIS Beatles Trial Shines Light on U.S. Counterterrorism and Hostage Policy
